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i T H E HEAVENLY CONTEMPLATION. FROM RASTER 9 SAINTS REST. “Draw yet nearer, O my soul! with thy most fervent love. Here is matter for it to work hpon', something worth thy lpving. O see what beauty presents itself! Is not all the beauty in the world united here? Is not all other beauty but defor mity? DoisT tfrtrti now need to be persua ded to love? Here is a feast forthfoe eyes, and air the powers of thy soul: dbst thbu need entreaties to feed upon? Canst thou love a little shining earth, a walking piece of clay? and eahst thou not ft/Ve-that God, that Christ, that glory, which are so truly and unmeasurably lovely? Thou diinkt lover thy friend, bechube he loves thee; and is the love pf a friend like’ the love of Christ?^ Their weeping or bleed ing for thee, does not ease thee, nor stay the course of thy tears or blood; but the tears and blood that fell from thy Lord, have a sovereign, healing' virtue, O my eoiil! if love deserves, and should' beget *Iove, what incomprehensible love is here before thee! Pour out all the store of thy affections herer-and all is too little. O that it were more! O that it were many thousand timr'es more? Let him be first ser ved, that served thee first. Let him have the first-born and strength of thy soul, who parted with strength, and life, and lore for thee; G^niy soul! dost thou love for excellency? Yonder is the region of light; this is the land of darkness* Yon der twinkling stars, that shining moon, and radiant sun, are alt but lanterns, hung out of tny Father’s house, to light thee while thou walkest in this dark wofTd. But how little dost thou- know1 the glory and blessedness that ate within! Dost thou love for suitableness? What per rfoh more suitable than Christ? His God head and humanity, his fulness and free dess, his willingness and constancy, all proclaim bin) thy most suitable friends What state ihore suitable to' thy misery, tharf merc5"? or to thy sin and pollution, than honor and perfection?. What pla<fe more suitable to thee' than heaven? Does this vforfcl agr&e with thy desires? H^st thou not had a sufficient trial of it, or do# tliou love for interest and near relation? Where hast thou better interest than in' heaven, or nearer relation than there? / , “ Dost thour.kwe for acquaintance' familiarity? Though thine eyes have never seen thy Lord, yet thou hast heard hift voice, received his benefits, and lived in’ his bosom. He taught thee to know thy self and him; he opened thee that first? window, through which thou sawest into heaven. Hast thou forgotten since thy heart was darelefcs and- he awakened, ify hard and he softened it; stubborn and he made it yield ; at peace, and he troubled it; whore1 and he broke it; and broken,' till he healed it again? Hast thow forgot-" ten the times when he found thee in tears f when he heard thy secret sighs and groans* an*J left all to eohate- and eouifott thee? when he took thfee, as it were, in his arms, and asked thee, Poor soul, what ails' thee? Dost thou weep, when T have wept so much? Efe‘of good cheer; thy wounds are saving, and not deadly; it is I have made them, who raeair thee no hurt.; though' f let out thy blood, I wilt noUet out thy life. I remember his voice: How gently did he take me up ! How carefully did he dress rUy wounds ! Me thinks I hear him stiff spying to me, * Poor sinner,-thoiigh thou hast dealt un kindly with me, and cast rae off, yet I will not do so by thee. Though thou hast" set light by me and all my mercies'* yet they and myself are all thine. What; wouldst thoti; have, that I can give thee? And what dost thou want, that I dm-1, not give theef If any thing I have wilt give thee pleasure thou shaft have iti*
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